Nicole’s eyes

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It was February 23, 2011. The Libyan revolution had begun a week beforehand. Nicole Tang had just arrived in Bengasi and she found herself in front of the courthouse. A short distance away, on the quay, stood a crowd of young and old people. "It was raining, there was a strong wind and it was cold, but no one seemed to mind. They were all so excited; they were tasting their first moments of freedom after forty-two years of dictatorship. I had the privilege of being a witness of this historical moment".

Born in Hong Kong in 1986, she studied history and journalism at New York University, where she began to familiarize herself with a camera, drawing inspiration from photographers like Josef Koudelka, Jason Eskenazi, Tim Hetherington. After her degree, her first commission for the United Press International, the second for The New York Times, a collaboration that continued with trips to Western China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt and precisely, Libya.

Here Nicole went all the way to the front of Sirte. "My shots reflect the revolution. I would like the people of Libya themselves to see them, so that they don’t forget how much they fought to regain their freedom".